SAC Cincinnati to Director re composite sketch identification at Rickenbacher AFB
Document date 16 December 1974
Also filed at: Part 35 pp. 246–249
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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-118:061-064 Document: Airtel SAC Cincinnati to Director re composite sketch identification at Rickenbacher AFB Id: Cooper-Part-118:061-064 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-118%3A061-064 What is wrong (title, date, type, which pages belong together, copies)? What does the scan show?
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 118 pp. 61–64 (DB Cooper-54038–54041), Airtel, dated 16 Dec 1974 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-118%3A061-064
FD-36 (Rev. 5-22-64)
FBI
Date: 12/16/74
Transmit the following in _______________ (Type in plaintext or code)
Via ____ AIRTEL ____ (Priority)
TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (164-2111)
FROM: SAC, CINCINNATI (164-55) (P) [handwritten annotation, illegible: "Sub 7 4/3" or similar]
SUBJECT: NORJAK
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On 12/2/74, SA [redacted], Office of Special Investigations (OSI), Rickenbacher Air Force Base (RAFB), telephonically contacted the Columbus Resident Agency (RA) of the FBI and advised SA GERALD L. JONES that he had received a telephone call from [redacted] who is a [redacted] with an office near RAFB. [redacted] told him he had seen a composite of unknown subject (unsub) in captioned case in a local newspaper and advised that he recognized the composite as depicting an NCO who had worked for him at Lockbourne AFB (now RAFB) before his retirement from the Air Force in 6/71.
[redacted] was contacted on 12/2/74 and advised that the composite resembled Staff Sgt. [redacted] who had worked for him as an NCO in the [redacted] in 1971. [redacted] stated that [redacted] at the [redacted]
use the name DAN COOPER and DON COOPER so that [redacted] [redacted] stated that he had observed [redacted] on several occasions.
[redacted] advised that he had shown the composite to a fellow retired NCO from RAFB, [redacted], who also believed the composite depicted a person believed to be [redacted] further advised that Master Sgt. [redacted]
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Bureau (2) 2 - Seattle (164-81) 2 - St. Louis 2 - Cincinnati GLJ:pag (8)
[handwritten stamp/notation, largely illegible: "...81-... Sub 7 43"]
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Approved: _______________ Sent _______ M Per _______ Special Agent in Charge *U.S. Government Printing Office: 1972 — 455-574
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who is still in the Air Force at RAFB would also remember [REDACTED] stated that he could not remember [REDACTED] first name. [REDACTED] advised that he believed [REDACTED] was transferred either to the Far East or to the West Coast of the U. S. sometime during 1971.
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On 12/5/74, investigation at RAFB Credit Union revealed there to have been three persons by the name of [REDACTED] to be members of the Credit Union during 1971:
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[REDACTED - box left blank/whited out]
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Records, RAFB, Consolidated Base Personnel Office, were reviewed which revealed records of personnel assigned to RAFB not maintained back to 1971.
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On 12/6/74, Master Sgt. [REDACTED], advised that he had been assigned to RAFB but that he was awaiting orders to Vietnam at the time and was not familiar with personnel in the [REDACTED] during 1971.
On 12/6/74, TSGT [REDACTED] was contacted and advised that he had been assigned to the [REDACTED] in 1971. [REDACTED] was shown artist conceptions of unsub in captioned case and advised that he recalled FNU [REDACTED] being assigned to the [REDACTED] in 1971 and that the artist conceptions did not resemble the [REDACTED] that he remembered.
Master Sgt. [REDACTED] was contacted and advised he had been assigned to the [REDACTED] in 1971 and that he remembered a FNU [REDACTED] was shown
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composites of unsub in captioned case at which time he advised that the color composites looked too old for the [REDACTED] that he remembered; however, the black and white composite somewhat resembled the [REDACTED] that he remembered.
[REDACTED] advised that he recalled [REDACTED] as follows:
Sex: Male Race: White Age: Late 20s to early 30s Height: 5'11" Weight: 150 lbs. Build: Thin Hair: Brown
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On 12/6/74, [REDACTED] was contacted and shown composites of unsub in captioned case. [REDACTED] advised that the color composites did not resemble the [REDACTED] that he remembered; however, the black and white composite did resemble [REDACTED] described FNU [REDACTED] as follows:
Sex: Male Race: White Age: 28 to 30 Height: 6' Weight: 160 lbs. Build: Thin Complexion: Pale, sallow USAF rank: Staff Sgt. Place of birth: [REDACTED] Employed: Beechwood Trails Realty Company, Columbus, Ohio; and Hideaway Hills Realty Company, Columbus, Ohio
[REDACTED] further advised that [REDACTED] had experience in [REDACTED] as he had at one time [REDACTED] at RAFB. [REDACTED] stated that
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DB COOPER-54040
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b6 b7C b7D
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he recalled [redacted] having numerous ribbons on his uniform but did not recall if [redacted] had a parachuting insignia.
On 12/6/74, Major [redacted], OSI, RAFB, was contacted and advised military personnel records, Randolph AFB, did not list [redacted], SOC [redacted], as being on active duty with the Air Force.
NCIC for same name and SSAN negative.
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LEADS:
ST. LOUIS
AT ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI
Review military personnel records for [redacted] U. S. Air Force number [redacted]. Also obtain copies of latest photograph of [redacted] and disseminate same to Seattle and Cincinnati.
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CINCINNATI
AT COLUMBUS, OHIO
Contact Hideaway Hills Realty Company and Beechwood Realty Company and try to obtain further information regarding [redacted]
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DB COOPER-54041